RottenRobbie Post time: 2016-11-22 07:56
U.S. Defense budget spending are called 'Mandatory Spending'; that means no body could veto or stop ...

"Mandatory Spending"

Well, since you are talking about mandatory spending; Germany & Japan - thy former enemies, two trouble makers that freed the whole wide world from centuries-long Western Colonialism after fighting their way through WWII, and that's exactly why the Anglo West have spent fortunes and stationed their two largest overseas military bases (out of over a hundred overseas military bases) in Japan & Germany, mainly to keep them in-check, in other words, to keep them down.

Here in America, it is a common knowledge, especially among rank & file, that the main primary mission of U.S. forces in Europe, in the form of NATO which stationed mostly in Germany is,

- to put (the former enemy/trouble maker) German down,

- to keep Russia out,

- and to keep U.S. in Europe.

The same is true for the U.S. forces in Asia, that stationed in Japan (and South Korea) is,

- to put (the former enemy/trouble maker) Japan down,

- to keep China out,

- and to keep U.S. in Asia.

Carrot & Stick,Bunny & Bully: What happen to bunnies if the bullies carry big sticks, and get to hold of almost all the carrots around? That's our world, now and then.

Speaking of Trillion Dollars - Uncle Sam & their Anglo allies, and their looted Territories, stretching from Arctic to Antarctica, from N. America to Australia, and isn't it a bit too many? I'm just curious, that's all! May be, just may be, that's the reason why they need over 20,000 nuclear arsenals in their possession; I'm just wondering, that's all! Uncle Sam & their Anglo allies also maintains nearly 800 military bases throughout the whole wide world.Isn't it a bit too many? I'm just curious, that's all.

There ain't no such thing as IDEOLOGY in the heart & soul of Colonialist-turned Capitalist Imperialism, other than chasing and following the self-interest of greed & extraction of great wealth.

Please understand that US has risen without clear competitors. That has intoxicated the minds of its leaders. US wants its military second to none. This will be that for any nation that is at the pinnacle of power. At the same time, science and technology advancement achieved with them to ensure more disasters are on the way.

Good ole USA and the declining power as same as following the decline & collapse of the Roman Empire centuries earlier, which too went through similar way by spending insatiably on military; expecting their pillage & plunder as usual [through boosting spending on military] would yield more in return. Lesson learned yet.(excerpt from MisterLianghui)

We are indeed a declining power, we can see things falling apart here in good old USA; may be another 50 years and it would be no more. Remember the fact that "Empire are built upon the LOOT", (from Roman to Spanish to British Empire), and if there is no more loot, then they collapse, as simple as that.

Carrot & Stick,Bunny & Bully: What happen to bunnies if the bullies carry big sticks, and get to hold of almost all the carrots around? That's our world, now and then.